The Flower Children Edition {Pretty} Flower hair clips. Aren't they sweet? Here's the thing. We have one short week until Angela makes her First Communion--one short week for her to master the concept of "transubstantiation." Um, yes. Have I mastered the concept of transubstantiation? Still, she needs to know what it is, anyway--as per … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The Sacramental Edition{Pretty}Pretty is a little girl, preparing to make her first confession.An about-to-be-freshly-laundered soul is very pretty, don’t you think?{Happy}Look at all those about-to-be-freshly-laundered souls!She was happy...and joyful...and excited...and nervous.(Correction: According to Angela, she wasn’t nervous. My husband … [Read more...]
NiNi and Nana
I thought about doing a {Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} post today because I’ve got a ton of fun photos from this past weekend in North Dakota. I thought about doing {PHFR}, and then that same line of thinking led to… “Nah.”Because I am busy today—busy busy BUSY, I tell you!—keeping my 2-year-old mister out of trouble. Lately George is fond of Elmer’s … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
Post Update: I fixed the links below so that you can see Regan & Jamie's butterfly collages too. It really is a darling, darling craft.The Overcoming-One's-Perfectionism EditionNow, I know that the dear ladies over at Like Mother, Like Daughter host this series on Thursday, not Friday. However, I've been running a day late and a dollar short … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The We ♥ Mary EditionPrologue: I groaned to open the blinds one morning and see that the neighbors were having a yard sale. “From their garage to my daughters’ bedroom,” I thought, but still allowed my three little girls to run over. “Yes, you may each pick out one Beanie Baby. No, you may not buy that gnome.” Later on in the day, I passed by the … [Read more...]
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The Going Home to North Dakota EditionSo as I have already bragged mentioned, we spent the 4th of July weekend visiting my family.I’ve asked you several times before if you’ve been to North Dakota.Remember?And more importantly, have you since been?{pretty}We stayed with my sister Yvonne who lives on a farm.Yes, she has cows and new baby kittens. … [Read more...]
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The Sometimes-My-Teenaged-Son-Makes-Me-Cry EditionAlternately Titled: Independence Day {pretty}My son rode his bike to WalMart yesterday and when he returned, he brought me a treat.Pretty, no?I admired it for approximately 3.5 minutes and then moved on to other senses.{happy}My son (and his brother) have been keeping us very busy this summer. For … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The Soccer Mom EditionSo the wonderful ladies over at Like Mother, Like Daughter do their {Pretty Happy Funny Real} on Thursday…...and I’m getting mine up on Friday morning.Forgive me? I’ve been a day late and several hours’ of sleep short all week.{pretty}My photos for this week’s edition of {PHFR} were all taken at the local soccer field, where … [Read more...]
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The Pancake Breakfast Edition{pretty}The process of making pancakes for the masses is nothing if not a pretty one.What? You don’t agree? You do not find this photo to be the very soul of tranquility?Fine.I’ll zoom in on Mary and you cannot agree with that.{happy}Okay, so, we may well quibble about the first photo being “pretty”.Fair enough.And … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
(As hosted by the lovely ladies at Like Mother, Like Daughter)The Library Edition{pretty}Few things are prettier than the library in the spring.Okay, little girls are always prettier than the brick building that’s our library…but those flowering crab apple trees out front?Pretty darn pretty!{happy}You wanna go to the library, George? (I’m asking … [Read more...]
